Hesiod: Theogony (Greek cosmogonic epic-poem tradition, c. 8th–7th century BCE)

1. Hesiod composes the *Theogony*

   Jan 1, 700 BCELabels: Hesiod, Theogony

   • Britannica
   • Philopedia
   • Britannica

2. The proem invokes the Muses of Helicon

   Jan 1, 700 BCELabels: Muses of, Proem

   • Philopedia
   • Theoi

3. Cosmogony begins from Chaos, Gaia, Eros

   Jan 1, 700 BCELabels: Chaos, Gaia

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

4. Divine succession myth: Ouranos overthrown by Kronos

   Jan 1, 700 BCELabels: Ouranos, Kronos

   • Britannica
   • Philopedia

5. Zeus overthrows Kronos and consolidates rule

   Jan 1, 700 BCELabels: Zeus, Kronos

   • Britannica
   • Philopedia

6. Titanomachy narrative anchors Zeus’s kingship

   Jan 1, 700 BCELabels: Titanomachy, Titans

   • Britannica
   • Philopedia

7. Herodotus credits Hesiod with shaping Greek theogony

   Jan 1, 430 BCELabels: Herodotus, Histories

   • Sacred Texts

8. Derveni Papyrus attests theogonic exegesis tradition

   Jan 1, 340 BCELabels: Derveni Papyrus, Orphic theogony

   • Derveni

9. Byzantine manuscript transmission: Vaticanus gr. 1825

   Jan 1, 1310Labels: Vaticanus gr, Byzantine manuscript

   • Theogony

10. Aldus Manutius prints Hesiod’s *Theogony* (Aldine)

    Feb 1, 1495Labels: Aldus Manutius, Aldine edition

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11. Loeb Classical Library publishes Evelyn-White translation

    Jan 1, 1914Labels: Evelyn-White, Loeb Classical

    • Theoi
    • OMNIKA

12. M. L. West publishes influential edition and commentary

    Dec 31, 1966Labels: M L, Oxford edition

    • MIT Press
    • WorldCat